The Dominican Republic has joined the growing list of countries who have ditched diplomacy with Taiwan following diplomatic pressure byChina. This leaves Taiwan with just 19 diplomatic allies, many of them small states in South America with limited economic ties to China. The relationship between China and Taiwan has soured since Tsai Ing-wen was elected as President of Taiwan in 2016 and due to rapid economic and political growth and ruthless crackdown of internal dissent China has been able to pressure Taiwanese allies into switching sides.

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